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I really think that the vertical navigation menu is inappropriate for mobile apps. It makes the user flow feel more clunky and encourages section overload. It i
by kaishin 15y ago
I really think that the vertical navigation menu is inappropriate for mobile apps. It makes the user flow feel more clunky and encourages section overload. It is also a sign that there hasn't been enough effort put into information architecture.
- peyton 15y agoAgreed. There's a trend to invent items to fill these confusing pullaway lists. Not to pick on Sharypic (it's delightful), but the menu shows only two things: News and Events. Remember, when you copy Facebook, you inherit their constraints. A full-featured app for an eight-year-old social network of 800 million has to do a lot. A do-one-thing-well photo app? Not so much.
- sgdesign 15y agoThis is something that I struggled with myself during the design process. I'm sure the app could be improved, but all I can say is that the current solution is the best we came up with. Also, the menu presents the advantage of leaving room for growth without having to redesign the home screen.
- kaishin 15y agoThat growth is exactly the worrying part of this pattern. It can get unwieldy real quick.